Ruth Perry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ruth Perry

President of Liberia

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2017

Profession: politician

Nationality: Liberia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ruth Sando Fahnbulleh Perry (July 16, 1939 – January 8, 2017) was a Liberian politician.
She served as the interim Chairman of the Council of State of Liberia from 3 September 1996 until 2 August 1997, following the First Liberian Civil War.
After eleven international peace attempts between 1990 and 1995 to end the civil war in Liberia, the attempts appeared to succeed.
The interim Council of State consisted of a civilian chairman, as well as members of warring factions: Charles Taylor, United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy-K leader Alhaji Kromah, Liberia Peace Council leader George Boley, and two other civilians. Perry was known for being the first female president of Liberia and of contemporary Africa as a whole.
Liberia also has the distinction of electing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first elected female African leader in modern times.